The girls basketball team locked in a postseason berth this week with a win over Milford, while the gymnasts won the Mid-Watch League meet, with Southborough’s Amanda Hubley coming in first in the individual all-around. Here’s how the week played out for all the teams. Boys Basketball 02/06: Milford 59, Algonquin 51 (more) 02/10: Wachusett Read the full article → from Algonquin sports wrap-up (2/6-2/12)
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A chance to talk with Carolyn Dykema
Representative Carolyn Dykema will be at Red Barn Coffee on Monday from 9:00 to 10:30 am to meet with constituents and answer questions. All are encouraged to attend. Dykema represents Southborough precincts 2 and 3. If you can’t make it to Red Barn on Monday, you can set up a personal appointment with Dykema by Read the full article → from A chance to talk with Carolyn Dykema
Southborough “shovel-ready” projects unlikely to get federal stimulus funds
The state released a list of “shovel-ready” projects yesterday — these are projects that could benefit from the $1 to $2 billion the state expects to receive in federal stimulus funds — and from what I can tell, no projects submitted by the town of Southborough made the cut. According to the www.mass.gov/recovery website, there Read the full article → from Southborough “shovel-ready” projects unlikely to get federal stimulus funds
Algonquin assistant principal takes new job
Algonquin Assistant Principal for Curriculum and Instruction John Harrington has accepted the position of principal at Littleton High School. He will finish out the school year at Algonquin with his last day set for June 30. “Littleton is gaining a great principal,” Superintendent Charles Gobron told me. “I have had the opportunity to work closely Read the full article → from Algonquin assistant principal takes new job
How not to board a train
Train Rider from the Train Stopping blog reports a person tried unsuccessfully to hop on a moving commuter rail train as it left the station in Southborough this morning: We slammed to a halt immediately (you can always tell when the emergency brake is engaged) and sat there for a few minutes. My understanding is Read the full article → from How not to board a train
Residents weigh in on zoning questions
“We’re digging in our heels, rolling up our sleeves, and getting ready for 18 months of zoning fun.” That’s what Town Planner Vera Kolias told a group of about two dozen residents and committee members who assembled last night at the Town House to discuss zoning bylaw review. Fueled by free Starbuck’s coffee and chocolate Read the full article → from Residents weigh in on zoning questions
Some tips on paying your excise tax
If you’re like us, you got your excise tax bills in the mail this week. How many envelopes arrived in your mailbox? Two? Three? Four? We got two, one for each car we own. My ever-thrifty husband wondered why the bills weren’t mailed in the same envelope. The Board of Selectmen and Advisory Committee wondered Read the full article → from Some tips on paying your excise tax
A picture is worth 40,000 words
Southborough’s main zoning bylaws — Chapter 174 of the town code — contain 6 articles, 47 sections, and almost 40,000 words. In all that text, there are a total of two pictures. Two. That’s not a particularly good image-to-text ratio. One of the goals of the zoning bylaw review project is to make the bylaws Read the full article → from A picture is worth 40,000 words
Southborough in the news
Quotes from stories in the local media that have a Southborough connection, and for the second week in a row, video! It’s a wonder more Southborough residents aren’t missing teeth “It was probably the best party in the middle of winter. It was 15 degrees and everyone had a great time.” -Southborough resident Alex Alpert Read the full article → from Southborough in the news
Madoff scandal hits close to home
The talk has been all about the high-profile investors: Kevin Bacon, John Malkovich, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Sandy Koufax. But once you get past the big guys on the list of potential Madoff victims, you’ll find a couple of names from Southborough. A complete list of Madoff investors was released recently as part of Read the full article → from Madoff scandal hits close to home
Why you should care about zoning review
Frontage, setbacks, minimum lot sizes, floor area ratio, subdivisions, use regulation. It all sounds rather dull, doesn’t it? And it’s exactly what you might expect from something called the Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw Review and Update Project. But look below the surface and you’ll find something a bit more interesting. Something that will play a major Read the full article → from Why you should care about zoning review
Your chance to meet the Algonquin principal candidates
The two finalists vying for the job of Algonquin principal will do a meet-and-greet for students and parents this week. Here are the details. Tuesday: Tom Mead, assistant principal at Andover High School, 3:00 to 4:00 pm or 6:30 to 7:30 pm in the Algonquin library Thursday: Linda Murdock, principal at Trottier Middle School, 3:00 Read the full article → from Your chance to meet the Algonquin principal candidates
Algonquin has a high graduation rate
That’s probably not ground-breaking news, is it? Numbers released last week by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education revealed Algonquin’s graduation rate is significantly higher than the state average. Across the state, 81.2% of students who started high school as freshmen in 2004 graduated in 2008. At Algonquin that number was 97.2%. That’s up Read the full article → from Algonquin has a high graduation rate
More pretty pictures of Main Street
Hot off the presses, here are the latest in a series of images showing what Main Street could look like without above-ground utility wires. This set of images show Main Street near the Common (in front of the Library). They depict what the area might look like after the Main Street reconstruction project and utility Read the full article → from More pretty pictures of Main Street